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What defense did White, in Texas v. White, claim in the Supreme Court review?

April 26, 2017claim Court Defense review Supreme Texas v white

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What defense did White, in Texas v. White, claim in the Supreme Court review?

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White argued that Texas had no right to bring the suit and that the Supreme Court had no jurisdiction to hear the case because Texas’s status as a state had changed due to its secession during the Civil War. Thus, federal law was not applicable at the time the bonds were transferred.